Martin Truex Jr. scores third win of 2023 after dominant performance at New Hampshire Motor Speedway: Martin Truex Jr. had led more than 900 laps at New Hampshire Motor Speedway without claiming any victory hardware in 29 previous starts at the 1.058-mile oval. However, the driver of the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota left absolutely no doubt about securing that career first win in Monday’s rain-delayed Crayon 301 at the track, leading a dominating 254 of the 301 laps.[Read More]

#19-Martin Truex, Jr. won the Crayon 301 NASCAR Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Monday. The win is his 3rd win of the year, 1st at New Hampshire and 34th career win.
#22-Joey Logano finished 2nd followed by #5-Kyle Larson, #4-Kevin Harvick, #6-Brad Keselowski, #45-Tyler Reddick, #11-Denny Hamlin, #23-Bubba Wallace, #3-Austin Dillon, and #14-Chase Briscoe.
Truex dominated the race, taking the lead on the second lap and overcoming several late cautions.  He led 254 of the 301 laps.
Pole winner #20-Bell only led one lap on the day. After a couple bad pit stops, he worked his way back into the top 10 until he got into the wall with 13 laps to go. Rear end damage relegated him to a 29th place finish.
The race was run on Monday following postponement due to rain on Sunday.
Stages 1 & 2 were both won by #19-Truex. Jr.
There were 13 lead changes among 9 drivers and 8 cautions for 41 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 101.572mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.

Race Fast Facts – New Hampshire:
Martin Truex Jr. won the Crayon 301, his 34th victory in 641 Cup Series races.
This is his third victory and 10th top-10 finish in 2023.
This is his first victory and 15th top-10 finish in 30 races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Joey Logano (second) posted his 14th top-10 finish in 25 races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. It is his 10th top-10 finish in 2023.
Kyle Larson (third) posted his seventh top-10 finish in 13 races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Ty Gibbs (27th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Martin Truex Jr. leads the point standings by 17 points over William Byron.
(NASCAR)

Cup Series Playoff Standings after New Hampshire:
Race 20 of 26 in the regular season
1) #24-William Byron [4 wins], 650
2) #19-Martin Truex, Jr. [3 wins], 667
3) #8-Kyle Busch [3 wins], 593
4) #5-Kyle Larson [2 wins], 574
5) #20-Christopher Bell [1 win], 605
6) #11-Denny Hamlin [1 win], 601
7) #1-Ross Chastain, [1 win] 589
8) #12-Ryan Blaney, [1 win], 581
9) #22-Joey Logano [1 win], 563
10) #45-Tyler Reddick [1 win], 516
11) #47-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. [1 win], 464
12) #4-Kevin Harvick, 568, +137
13) #6-Brad Keselowski, 539, +108
14) #17-Chris Buescher, 528, +97
15) #23-Bubba Wallace, 433, +2
16) #34-Michael McDowell, 432, +XX ahead of 17th
Outside the playoffs:
17) #99-Daniel Suarez, 431, -1 behind 16th
18) #16-A.J. Allmendinger, 412, -20
19) #54-Ty Gibbs, 391, -41
20) #48-Alex Bowman, 390, -42
See the Driver Points Standings and Owner Points Standings.

Paint Schemes

Cars to the rear: #8-Busch (unapproved adjustments)

Rain postpones Cup Series race at New Hampshire to Monday: Due to inclement weather, officials have announced that today’s Crayon 301 NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway has been postponed until 12 p.m. ET on Monday. Spectator gates and the Fan Zone will open at 10 a.m.[Read more]

Pit Stall Selections: The selections of pit stalls for the Crayon 301 NASCAR Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway have been made.
Pole winner #20-Bell chose pit stall 1.
Outside pole sitter #19-Truex, Jr. took the 6th stall, with an opening in front of it.
See all pit choices on the New Hampshire Pit Stall page.

#20-Christopher Bell won the Busch pole for the Crayon 301 NASCAR Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway with speed of 124.781mph for his 1st pole of the year, 1st at New Hampshire and 5th of his career.
#19-Truex, Jr. will start second followed by #10-Almirola, #22-Logano, #12-Blaney, #24-Byron, #45-Reddick, #23-Wallace, #6-Keselowski and #8-Busch.
Busch wrecked on his qualifying lap. The team will repair the car.
See the complete qualifying results and the Crayon 301 Starting Lineup.

New Hampshire Motor Speedway – Qualifying Fast Facts:
Christopher Bell won the Pole Award for the Crayon 301 with a lap of 30.524 seconds, 124.781 mph.
This is his fifth pole in 128 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his first pole and 12th top-10 start in 2023.
This is his first pole in four races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Martin Truex Jr. (second) posted his eighth top-10 start of 2023 and his 19th in 30 races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Aric Almirola (third) posted his fourth top-10 start at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. It is his sixth in 20 races this season.
Noah Gragson (29th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
(NASCAR)

Qualifying Order

Practice for the Crayon 301 NASCAR Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway is complete:
#34-McDowell 126.416
#19-Truex, Jr. 126.408
#1-Chastain 126.077
#45-Reddick 125.906
#23-Wallace 125.815
Slowest: #77-Dillon 122.308
Most laps run: #20-Bell, 27 laps.
Best 10 consecutive lap avg (of 21 drivers): #19-Truex, Jr. 125.495.
Note: #8-Busch made some contact with the outside wall during practice, but the team will fix the car.
See the fastest speeds, best 10 consecutive lap average, laps run, and more on the Crayon 301 Practice speeds page.

Crew Rosters

The entry list for the Crayon 301 NASCAR Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway is posted, 36 teams/drivers [for 40 spots] are listed.
Some of the drivers entered include: #15-Ryan Newman, #51-Cole Custer, #78-B.J. McLeod.
See the full entry list on the Crayon 301 Entry List page.

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